Lasse is the son of Danish pipe maker Benni Jorgenson. Skovgaard started making pipes at the age of sixteen and by nineteen was working in the Larsen pipe factory creating "straight grain" pipes, Larsen's top series. After a few years at the Larsen factory, family friend Teddy Knudsen suggested that Lasse attend the Chicago pipe show with a few pipes stamped with his own name. Lasse went to Chicago with twelve pipes and sold them all, the show was a huge success and overnight the next great Danish maker was born.

Lasse only uses first quality root briar to guarantee his product the maximum level of quality. His fresh approach and unique styling is the future of high grade pipe making. Lasse is prolific at turning out pipes, his annual production is close to 400 pipes."

Zitat:\"Beautiful ring grain sandblasting covers the subtly paneled bowl of this large bent brandy shape from the young, but very accomplished, Lasse Skovgaard. The paneling of the bowl is so subtle that it\'s easy to miss, even in person, at first glance. Only the top half of the bowl exhibits the paneling and between the rounded edges between panels and the seamless transition from roundedness around the bottom of the bowl, it is so subtle that it rather covertly establishes the shape\'s mood rather than overtly making itself known. The slight flip of the end of the shank beautifully echoes the flip at the top, front of the rim. Beautiful work!\"

Zitat:"Lasse's pipes have become more intricate, complex, sophisticated, and, well, just all round better over the past few years. Perhaps the only rather sad side effect of this is that we see fewer small, simple, classic shapes such as this one. This piece reminds me of Teddy's classics, with the soft, rounded bowl and straight shank, though Lasse's shank is slightly larger and progresses upwards from the button in a way that Teddy's version of this shape doesn't. It's a charming little piece, and available at a price that we rarely see from Lasse these days.-- Sykes Wilford"

Zitat:"Spectacular, fine straight grain entirely ensconces this extraordinary bent billiard from Lasse Skovgaard. A few years ago, when I first met him, Lasse was a recently discovered up-and-comer. Today, he has a clear spot in the pantheon of great Danish pipe makers. His aesthetic seems to combine elements from Teddy, which isn't surprising since Teddy taught both Lasse and his father, Benni, and rather more surprisingly, S. Bang. This piece seems to suggest both pipe makers_ the stem, the flip of the concave rim, the line that defines the bottom of the shank are all evocative of Teddy's work, yet the transition from shank to to bowl, and the modified-inverted-D shaped shank itself, both remind me of S. Bang.The shape is beautifully executed, as fine as any I've seen from Lasse and, frankly, one of the best executions of this general shape I've seen from any pipe maker. It is the grain, though, that is particularly remarkable. Few pipes from any pipe maker sport grain of this caliber. Extraordinarily tight, super-fine straight grain covers the bowl, contrasted beautifully by the orange stain, terminating into spectacularly tight birdseye on the bottom of the bowl. Just remarkable.

Ziata:"Lasse has already established many clear, definite signatures in his shaping of the classics. With each new batch of pipes, one can see experimentation within those signatures. In earlier horns, we saw Lasse work with some rather stylized paneling as well as dramatic curling of the rear of rim. This horn, displays "the Lasse difference" in a subtly increased concavity on the rear of the bowl, as it transitions on to the shank. For those of you who are like yours truly, and want a clear view of the rim for lighting, the rim of this pipe is entirely visible from the smoker's perspective.--Bear Graves"

Zitat:"The grain on the sides of the bowl is fairly good, but it's best on the front and, especially, the rim, which is covered in dense birdseye, perfectly highlighted by the orange/black contrast stain.